Troops on Addis Ababa streets as political tensions erupt over Haacaaluu death and wider Oromo claims BY ALJAZEERA The military was deployed in the Ethiopian capital on Wednesday as armed gangs roamed neighbourhoods in the second day of unrest that claimed more than 80 lives. Popular musician Haacaaluu Hundeessaa was shot dead on Monday in […]
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By Reuters, United Nations peacekeepers failed to respond to an attack on civilians by South Sudanese government troops at the Hotel Terrain in the capital Juba in July, less than a mile from a U.N. compound, a U.N. inquiry found on Tuesday. “During the attack, civilians were subjected to and witnessed gross human rights violations, […]
Continue ReadingAlthough El-Sisi told Egyptians it could take “20 to 25 years to achieve true democracy”, with a failing economy, sporadic unrest and militant attacks, many voters in this country of 86 million people will settle for just stability than democracy. By Press TV, EGYPT’s election officials say former army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has won […]
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